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cantaloupe
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can·ta·loupe also can·ta·loup  (kntl-p)
n.
1. A variety of melon (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus) having a tan rind with netlike ridges and a sweet fragrant orange flesh.
2. Any of several other related or similar melons.

[French cantaloup, perhaps from Italian cantalupo (from Cantalupo, a former papal villa near Rome) or from Cantaloup, a village of southern France.]

cantaloupe, cantaloup [ˈkæntəˌluːp]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a cultivated variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, with ribbed warty rind and orange flesh
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several other muskmelons
[from French, from Cantaluppi, former papal villa near Rome, where it was first cultivated in Europe]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cantaloupecantaloupe - a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
cantaloup, cantaloupe - the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine - any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
2.cantaloupe - the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
muskmelon, sweet melon - the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers
cantaloup, cantaloup vine, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis - a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh


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